Picture update: BMW X5 xDrive30d LCI (2012 / E70)

In 2006 BMW introduced its second generation X5 (in the US, in Europe in 2007), known by its BMW code "E70", and has been in production from 08/2006 till 08/2013. It was preceded by the E53 (1999 - 2006) and has succeeded by the new X5 F15 (since 2013). Production of the E70 took place in Spartanburg, United States, but kits have also been assembled in Toluca, Mexico and by Avtovor in Kaliningrad, Russia.The BMW X5 E70 underwent a "Life Cycle Impulse"...

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Video update: Volkswagen high up! (2012)

In 2011 Volkswagen unveiled its new NSF series of models (New Small Family) at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). Production commenced in December 2011 and the car is produced at the Volkswagen plant in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is planned that the Volkswagen up! for the Russian market will be produced at the Volkswagen Group Rus plant in Kaluga, Russia. Rebadged versions of the up! are produced by Seat (Mii) and Skoda (Citigo).The car has a choice of three 1.0 litre petrol engines with 60, 68 (1.0 EcoFuel) or 75hp. A e-up! plug-in hybrid is also...

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The co-drivers view: Amsterdam

The videos have been made during the summer of 2013 on a friday afternoon and the first part starts in the northern part of Amsterdam. It is north of the "IJ" lake that divides Amsterdam north from the city centre, but is connected through the IJ-tunnel that we cross. After exiting the tunnel we take a left away from the city centre and drive onto the Kattenburgerstraat alongside the naval barracks on the left. After that we turn left again onto the Piet Heinkade driving next to the IJ lake we just crossed below.In the second video we continue...

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Video update: BMW X5 xDrive30d LCI (2012 / E70)

BMW introduced the secoond generation of the BMW X5 (E70) in August 2006, while sales started in November 2006 in the United States and in March 2007 in Europe. Just as its predecessor the E70 is produced exclusively in Greer, South Carolina (Spartanburg plant) in the United States. From June 2010 BMW offered a facelift version of the E70 - LCI (Life Cycle Improvement) until production ran out in August of 2013 in favor of the all new BMW X5 F15.This specific car is a BMW X5 xDrive30d LCI with the (optional) M-sport package. The car itself is Alpine...

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Video update: BMW 320d Sport Line (F30 / MY2013)

BMW introduced the sixth generation of the BMW 3-series (F30) in 2012, as the succesor to the 3-series E90. The F30 is produced at BMW-plants in Munich, Regensburg, Tiexi (Shenyang / China) and Rosslyn (South Africa). Its official introduction was in Munich on the 14th of october 2011, and the first customers received their F30 on the 11th of february 2012.This specific car is a BMW 320d Sport Line. It features BMWs N47D20 four-cylinder common rail diesel engine, that has been in production since 2007, a black sapphire exterior and an interior...

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Video update: BMW X3 xDrive20d (2012 / F25)

Late 2010 BMW replaced its first generation X3 with a new generation, also known by its internal product code "F25". In contrast to its predecessor, the X3 was not produced by Steyr in Austria anymore, but the production was moved to BMWs Spartanburg plant in Greer, South Carolina, in the United States. This is the same plant that also produced the BMW X5. Model (Code / Model Year): BMW X3 xDrive20d (2012 / F25)Engine: four-cylinder TwinPower-Turbo diesel engine (1995cm³)  Transmission: 8-speed automatic transmissionPerformance: 184hp...

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The co-drivers view: Bremen

Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northern Germany, a commercial and industrial important location with a major port on the river Weser. Together with the city of Bremerhaven the are the state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen - called Freie Hansestadt Bremen in German -, one of three city states in the structure of federal states in Germany (the other are Hamburg and Berlin). Bremen (the city) has a population of approximately 550.000 inhabitants, making it the tenth largest city of Germany. The video itself was made in March 2013 on...

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